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Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund

Small CapVery HighOPEN-ENDED
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NAV as on 25 Sep 2026
₹100.15+0.10%1 day
Return since launch
12.7%
52-week range
₹75.86 — ₹102.45
AUM
₹6,226 Cr

Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is a Small Cap equity fund from Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund with ₹6,226 Cr under management, launched in 2007. Over three years it has returned 13.9% a year, against 15.5% for its category. The expense ratio is 2.01% and the SEBI riskometer reading is Very High.

Performance

Returns

How the fund has done against its category and its benchmark.

Trailing returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategoryBenchmark
1Y27.5%+13.2 pts14.3%22.1%
2Y16.8%+3.8 pts13.0%12.7%
3Y13.9%−1.6 pts15.5%11.7%
5Y16.2%+1.0 pts15.2%15.6%
7Y18.9%−2.1 pts21.0%19.6%
10Y15.3%−1.1 pts16.4%17.2%

Fund against category

1Y
Fund27.5%
Category14.3%
3Y
Fund13.9%
Category15.5%
5Y
Fund16.2%
Category15.2%

Since launch (9 Apr 2007): 12.7%

Calendar-year returns

Category average
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Calendar-year returns
PeriodFundvs categoryCategory
2025-3.7%−0.4 pts-3.3%
202421.3%−6.9 pts28.2%
202339.4%−3.5 pts42.8%
2022-6.5%−9.2 pts2.7%
202151.4%−13.7 pts65.0%
202019.8%−12.3 pts32.1%

Returns over one year are annualised. Shorter periods are absolute.

Costs & terms

Costs and terms

What the fund charges each year, and the rules around putting money in and taking it out.

Costs

1.99%

Expense ratio as on 22 Sep 2026

Charged yearly and already deducted from the NAV.

Base expense
1.56%
Brokerage
0.06%
Transaction charges
0.00%
Statutory levies
0.37%
Exit load
Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 90 days.
Lock-in
None

Terms

Min SIP
₹3,000
Min lumpsum
₹5,000
Plan
GROWTH
Fund type
OPEN-ENDED
Benchmark
BSE 250 SmallCap TRI
Short-term capital gains
Returns taxed at 20% if you redeem before 1 year
Long-term capital gains
After 1 year, returns above ₹1.25 lakh in a financial year are taxed at 12.5%

Risk

Risk

What the riskometer means for this fund, and how its ratios sit against the category.

Very High

Your principal is treated as being at very high risk — typically small cap, sectoral and thematic equity schemes.

Risk ratios
RatioFundCategory avgRead as
Alpha1.617.64Return earned above what the benchmark alone would have given. Higher is better.
Beta0.900.90How hard the fund moves when the market moves. Under 1 is steadier than the market.
Sharpe0.530.82Return earned for each unit of total risk taken. Higher is better.
Sortino0.831.18Return earned for each unit of downside risk. Higher is better.
Std. deviation19.9920.27How widely monthly returns have varied around their own average. Lower is steadier.
Average of 5 category peers

Portfolio

Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund portfolio

Portfolio as of 31 Aug 2026

Asset allocation

  • Equity94.8%
  • Other5.2%

Market cap split

  • Large2.1%
  • Mid13.9%
  • Small83.9%
P/E
29.88
P/B
3.94

Top holdings

HoldingSectorWeightValue3M chg6M chg1Y chg
OthersOthers5.16%₹321 Cr+1.10%+1.23%+1.24%
TD Power Systems Ltd.Capital Goods3.29%₹205 Cr+2.65%+2.43%+1.97%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.Healthcare2.96%₹184 Cr+2.74%+2.63%+2.10%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.Chemicals2.93%₹183 Cr+3.01%+2.95%+2.53%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.Financial2.43%₹151 Cr+1.89%+1.76%+0.69%
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.Materials2.19%₹136 Cr+1.98%+1.41%—
Radico Khaitan Ltd.Consumer Staples2.18%₹136 Cr+2.11%+1.09%+1.73%
Ather Energy Ltd.Automobile2.15%₹134 Cr+0.87%+0.04%—
Craftsman Automation Ltd.Automobile2.10%₹131 Cr+1.83%+1.70%+1.58%
Arvind Ltd.Textiles2.08%₹130 Cr+2.37%+1.90%+1.29%

Sectors

  • Healthcare14.7%
  • Financial13.7%
  • Capital Goods13.0%
  • Consumer Staples11.1%
  • Automobile8.8%
  • Services8.6%
  • Others5.2%
  • Materials5.0%

Instruments

  • Repo4.9%
  • Cash Margin0.3%

Recent changes

HoldingFromToWeight
TD Power Systems Ltd.1.97%3.29%+1.32%
Sobha Ltd.1.33%0.52%-0.80%
CESC Ltd.0.75%0.00%-0.75%
Angel One Ltd.0.66%0.00%-0.66%
Tempsens Instruments (India) Ltd.0.00%0.48%+0.48%
Ather Energy Ltd.1.68%2.15%+0.48%
Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd.1.33%1.79%+0.46%
SEDEMAC Mechatronics Ltd.1.00%1.41%+0.42%
Acutaas Chemicals Ltd.0.53%0.94%+0.41%
Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Ltd.1.75%2.08%+0.33%
Granules India Ltd.1.56%1.88%+0.33%
Arvind Ltd.1.81%2.08%+0.27%
Shilpa Medicare Ltd.0.58%0.84%+0.27%
Manappuram Finance Ltd.1.86%1.60%-0.26%
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Ltd.0.82%0.57%-0.26%
CCL Products (India) Ltd.2.09%1.84%-0.25%
Ujjivan Small Finance Bank Ltd.2.68%2.43%-0.25%
Navin Fluorine International Ltd.2.72%2.93%+0.22%
Amagi Media Labs Ltd.1.17%0.96%-0.21%
Firstsource Solutions Ltd.1.18%0.97%-0.21%
Chalet Hotels Ltd.0.19%0.00%-0.19%
Apar Industries Ltd.1.09%1.26%+0.18%
Canara Robeco Asset Management Company Ltd.0.27%0.10%-0.17%
Bikaji Foods International Ltd.1.97%1.81%-0.16%
PG Electroplast Ltd.1.47%1.31%-0.16%
Latent View Analytics Ltd.0.80%0.65%-0.16%
The Ramco Cements Ltd.1.59%1.44%-0.16%
Manorama Industries Ltd.1.37%1.52%+0.15%
NLC India Ltd.0.77%0.91%+0.14%
Emcure Pharmaceuticals Ltd.1.32%1.17%-0.14%
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare India Ltd.0.91%0.77%-0.14%
Craftsman Automation Ltd.1.97%2.10%+0.13%
Sudeep Pharma Ltd.0.46%0.59%+0.13%
Jindal Saw Ltd.0.94%1.06%+0.13%
Meesho Ltd.1.96%2.08%+0.12%
Aditya Birla Real Estate Ltd1.08%0.98%-0.11%
DCB Bank Ltd.1.03%1.13%+0.11%
Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd.0.83%0.93%+0.11%
Aptus Value Housing Finance India Ltd.1.01%0.91%-0.10%
Karur Vysya Bank Ltd.2.14%2.04%-0.10%
Gland Pharma Ltd.1.11%1.21%+0.10%
JK Cement Ltd.0.84%0.74%-0.09%
Fortis Healthcare Ltd.0.97%0.87%-0.09%
RBL Bank Ltd.2.01%1.92%-0.09%
Jubilant Pharmova Ltd.0.80%0.71%-0.09%
Delhivery Ltd.0.82%0.73%-0.09%
Dr. Lal Pathlabs Ltd.2.03%1.94%-0.09%
Aditya Vision Ltd.0.72%0.64%-0.08%
Pitti Engineering Ltd.0.28%0.20%-0.08%
Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Ltd0.69%0.61%-0.08%
M&B Engineering Ltd.0.50%0.43%-0.07%
Deepak Fertilisers And Petrochemicals Corporation Ltd.0.48%0.41%-0.07%
Repco Home Finance Ltd.0.62%0.55%-0.07%
Gokaldas Exports Ltd.0.70%0.63%-0.07%
Minda Corporation Ltd.1.59%1.53%-0.07%
Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Ltd.0.73%0.67%-0.07%
Tilaknagar Industries Ltd.0.00%0.06%+0.06%
Belrise Industries Ltd.0.81%0.75%-0.06%
Radico Khaitan Ltd.2.24%2.18%-0.06%
Swiggy Ltd.0.83%0.77%-0.06%
PNB Housing Finance Ltd.1.94%1.99%+0.05%
Kirloskar Brothers Ltd.0.56%0.61%+0.05%
Bandhan Bank Ltd.0.37%0.32%-0.04%
Whirlpool Of India Ltd.0.71%0.67%-0.04%
Vodafone Idea Ltd.1.08%1.12%+0.04%
Voltamp Transformers Ltd.1.13%1.17%+0.04%
Gabriel India Ltd.0.66%0.62%-0.04%
DOMS Industries Ltd.0.57%0.53%-0.04%
National Aluminium Company Ltd.1.43%1.47%+0.04%
BlueStone Jewellery and Lifestyle Ltd.0.66%0.62%-0.04%
Indiqube Spaces Ltd.0.22%0.18%-0.04%
K.P.R. Mill Ltd.0.64%0.68%+0.04%
PCBL Chemical Ltd.0.60%0.56%-0.04%
Tata Motors Ltd.0.03%0.00%-0.03%
Fusion Finance Ltd.0.37%0.33%-0.03%
SJS Enterprises Ltd.1.70%1.67%-0.03%
Prestige Estates Projects Ltd.0.68%0.65%-0.03%
Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.0.89%0.92%+0.03%
Home First Finance Company India Ltd.0.41%0.37%-0.03%
Stylam Industries Ltd.0.69%0.67%-0.02%
Sagility Ltd.1.08%1.11%+0.02%
Others0.34%0.32%-0.02%
Sai Life Sciences Ltd.2.94%2.96%+0.02%
Biocon Ltd.0.19%0.17%-0.02%
Shaily Engineering Plastics Ltd.2.18%2.19%+0.01%
Orient Electric Ltd.0.43%0.42%-0.01%
IFGL Refractories Ltd.0.21%0.20%-0.01%
Aditya Infotech Ltd.1.23%1.22%-0.01%
Hitachi Energy India Ltd.0.93%0.92%-0.01%
NMDC Steel Ltd.0.84%0.85%+0.01%
Cyient Ltd.0.55%0.54%-0.01%

Compare

Similar funds

The rest of the category, so this fund’s numbers have something to sit against.

FundAUMExpense1Y3Y5Y
Category average₹12,460 Cr2.03%30.8%16.9%21.5%
Bandhan Small Cap Fund₹34,176 Cr1.72%20.6%15.7%22.0%
Invesco India Small Cap Fund₹15,744 Cr1.83%24.1%16.0%20.4%
Mahindra Manulife Small Cap Fund₹5,468 Cr2.19%28.5%14.8%—
ITI Small Cap Fund₹3,603 Cr2.22%34.3%18.1%22.1%
Bank of India Small Cap Fund₹3,307 Cr2.18%46.3%20.0%21.3%

About

About this fund

The scheme’s own words, its benchmark and the people running it.

Investment objective

The Scheme seeks to generate consistent long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of Small cap companies.

Fund managers

  • Abhinav KhandelwalMr. Khandelwal is Chartered Accountant, B.comPrior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd he has worked with Mahindra Mutual Fund, Canara Robeco Mutual Fund, Aegon life Insurance Company as Fund Manager, Asian Market Securities as Equity Analyst and Systematix Shares & Stocks as Equity Analyst.
Scheme information document

Tools

Return calculator

What ₹10,000 a month in this fund would have grown to over each period, based on its past returns.

₹
Over the pastTotal investmentWould’ve becomeGrowthReturns
6 months28.71% absolute₹60,000₹77,22628.71%
1 year20.29% annualised₹1,20,000₹1,34,04211.70%
3 years14.83% annualised₹3,60,000₹4,55,52926.54%
5 years12.83% annualised₹6,00,000₹8,44,03840.67%

Returns for 1 year and longer are annualised (CAGR); 6-month figures are absolute. Past returns are not a forecast.

How this is calculated

Each monthly instalment grows at the fund’s annualised return ÷ 12 per month until the end of the period, the same formula as our SIP calculator.

The amount compounds once a year at the fund’s CAGR for that period, the same formula as our lumpsum calculator.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

The things people ask about this scheme.

What is the NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
The NAV of Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is ₹100.15 as on 25 Sep 2026.
What is the expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
The expense ratio of Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is 2.01% per year.
What is the minimum SIP amount for Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
You can start a SIP in Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund with ₹3,000 a month.
What returns has Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund given?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund has returned 27.5% over 1 year, 13.9% over 3 years and 16.2% over 5 years (annualised).
Is there a lock-in or exit load on Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
Lock-in: None. Exit load: Exit load of 1%, if redeemed within 90 days..
How risky is Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is rated Very High on the SEBI riskometer and belongs to the Small Cap category.
Which fund house manages Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund?
Aditya Birla Sun Life Small Cap Fund is managed by Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund, which runs 86 schemes with ₹4,32,524 Cr under management.